Judge Denies Defendant’s Release

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 3, 2020
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A DC Superior Court judge denied June 3 a defendant’s emergency motion for release.

Hassan Thompson is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction.

Thompson is being held without bail at the DC Jail.

According to court documents, Thompson was arrested with five other individuals in May for being in possession of firearms without licenses. Another individual was also arrested for possession of marijuana and PCP with the intent to to distribute.

None of the guns collected on the scene were registered. The location, an apartment, has been vacant since April.

Thompson filed an emergency release because of the COVID-19 pandemic on May 27.

Thompson’s next hearing is scheduled to occur on Sept. 3.